Acquisition Policy
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Memi Whitehead, the deputy assistant commissioner of GSA’s Integrated Award Environment, said a six-month effort to test and prepare for the changeover went well.
March 28, 2022 -
Amy Haseltine, the deputy assistant commissioner for acquisitions in the Office of the IT Category in the Federal Acquisition Service, said GSA is offering a neutral environment to address EIS transition challenges.
March 25, 2022 -
Effective immediately, the Acquisition Letter brings pricing flexibility for Multiple Awards Schedule contractors suffering the impact of inflation across their business operations.
March 25, 2022 -
Bill Gormley, president of the Gormley Group, joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss how inflation is impacting the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Schedules program.
March 25, 2022 -
Brian Chidester, Industry vice president - Worldwide Public Sector at Genesys, joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center for a wide ranging discussion on trends in government contracting.
March 25, 2022 -
All the General Services Administration was trying to do was get new office space for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Rhode Island. But, in a word, if bungled the procurement. The inspector general said so. So did the courts.
March 17, 2022 -
Contractors and their representatives report troubles with the Multiple Award Schedule system. The MAS is the long running and very popular system for delivering routine products to the government. The General Services Administration has operated the schedules for decades.
March 15, 2022 -
Eric Lofgren, a senior fellow with the Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, explains why limits to the growth of OTAs can lead to the next round of contract innovation.
March 14, 2022 -
Acme services contractor submits a bid using Sally, Bill and Jesse as the lead talent. Sally leaves for another company after the bids are in. Does that mean the bid is no longer valid? Well, not necessarily.
March 09, 2022 -
The inflation rate is at its highest since the 1990s and contractors are losing money and some may be thinking about leaving the federal industrial base altogether.
March 09, 2022 -
A new rule increasing the U.S.-made content in what the government buys is on the way. The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council published it yesterday. It increases the minimum U.S. content from 55% to 60%, and eventually to 75%. But, the rule has several exceptions
March 08, 2022 -
Kelly Fletcher is the new principal deputy CIO for the Defense Department while Okie Mek, the chief AI officer at HHS, is leaving after 20 years of federal service.
March 07, 2022 -
After discussions with stakeholders and conducting additional market research, GSA announced it has finalized a small business acquisition strategy for the OASIS program.
March 04, 2022 -
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joins host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf, to discuss the state of GSA’s major governmentwide contracting programs.
March 02, 2022 -
Miller & Chevalier’s Jason Workmaster, joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the Government Accountability Office's FY21 bid protest report.
March 02, 2022